Contents

The credits of Gaspar Noé’s Enter The Void suck the viewer into an immersive maelstrom of lettering. By Rick Poynor

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Reputations

David Gentleman talks to Eye about wood engravings, stamps and Stop the War.

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The little journal that grew big

How Dave Eggers’ archaic yet contemporary design ethos has contributed to the success of his publishing ‘empire’, McSweeney’s. By Lance Knobel

Information Design

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Figures and facts

Great moments in information design

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Hail that cab map

NYT Taxi frequency map. Mark Porter

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Head trip

Pentagram’s Nobrium brochure. Simon Esterson

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The way ahead

British road signing. Paul Stiff

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Pin point

Google Maps. Jack Schulze

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Undergrowth

iA’s Web Trends Map. John Ridpath

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Bullet point

JFK assassination. Christopher Wilson

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Strip science

Rupert the Bear. Rob Waller

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Drawn to the land

Wainwright’s guide. Angharad Lewis

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Tool-shop for a counter culture

The Whole Earth Catalog. Ken Garland

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Future projections

The true size of Africa. Saki Mafundikwa

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Branches and roots

Rock Family Trees. John L Walters

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Life’s little detours

Chris Ware’s book wrapper. Eric Heiman

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Do it yourself

Reader’s Digest repairs. Fraser Muggeridge

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Culture compass

The Approval Matrix. Andrew Losowsky

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Graphic language

The periodic table. Tony Pritchard

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Icons for the people

A new V&A display and a remarkable book trace the development of Isotype, a method of visualising data pioneered by Otto Neurath in the 1920s.

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Joost Grootens: Paper planet

Joost Grootens is reinventing the atlas for the 21st century. Eye talks to the Dutch art director about his innovative approach to book design, which presents complex content through refined typography, tactile printing and colour.

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Love of lexicons

The open framework of the dictionary allows readers to find random nuggets of information, forging connections that reflect the arbitrary nature of life. By Rick Poynor

Uncoated

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Education

Max Gadney argues that information design should be a compulsory part of every graphic design course.